Appendix The Strategies Of Katniss Struggle Of Life In “Quarter Quell Iii Games” In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire By Suzanne Collins
APPENDICES
A. Biography of the Author
Suzanne Collins (born August 10,
1962) is an American television writer and
novelist, best known as the author of The
New York Times best selling series The
Underland Chronicles and The Hunger
Games trilogy (which consists of The
Hunger
Games,
Catching
Fire,
and
Mockingjay). She is the daughter of a U.S.
Air Force officer who served in the
Vietnam War. As the daughter of a military officer, she and her family were
constantly moving.
She spent her childhood in the eastern U.S. Collins graduated from the
Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 1980 as a Theater Arts major.
She graduated from Indiana University in 1985 with a double major in theater
and telecommunications. In 1989, Collins earned her M.F.A. in dramatic
writing from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Suzanne Collins’ Career
Collins' career began in 1991 as a writer for children's television shows.
She worked on several television shows for Nickelodeon, including Clarissa
Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, and Oswald.
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She was also the head writer for Scholastic Entertainment's Clifford's Puppy
Days. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for
co-writing the critically acclaimed Christmas special, Santa, Baby! After
meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the Kids' WB show
Generation O!, Collins was inspired to write children's books herself. Her
inspiration for Gregor the Overlander, the first book of The New York Times
best selling series The Underland Chronicles, came from Alice in Wonderland,
when she was thinking about how one was more likely to fall down a manhole
than a rabbit hole, and would find something other than a tea party. Between
2003 and 2007 she wrote the five books of the Underland Chronicles: Gregor
the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the
Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, and Gregor and the Code of
Claw. During that time, Collins also wrote a rhyming picture book, When
Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester.
In September 2008, Scholastic Press released The Hunger Games, the first
book of a trilogy by Collins. The Hunger Games was partly inspired by the
Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's
career in the Air Force, which allowed her to have better understanding of
poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, Catching
Fire, was released in September 2009, and its third book, Mockingjay, was
released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first
two Hunger Games books were printed in North America alone. The Hunger
Games has been on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 60
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weeks in a row. As a result of the significant popularity of The Hunger Games
books, Collins was named one of Time magazine's most influential people of
2010. In March 2012, Amazon announced that Collins had become the bestselling Kindle author of all time. Amazon also revealed that Collins had written
29 of the 100 most highlighted passages in Kindle ebooks—and on a separate
Amazon list of recently highlighted passages, Collins had written 17 of the top
20.
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B. Summary of the Novel
After winning the 74th Hunger Games in the previous novel, Katniss
Everdeen and Peeta Mellark return home to District 12, the poorest sector in
the country of Panem. But on the day that Katniss and Peeta are to start a
"Victory Tour" of the country, President Snow visits unexpectedly and tells
Katniss that he is angry with her for breaking the rules at the end of the last
Hunger Games, which permitted both Peeta and Katniss to win. Snow tells
Katniss that when she defied the Capitol, she inspired rebellion in the districts.
The first stop on the Victory Tour is District 11, the home of Katniss's
deceased friend and ally in the Hunger Games, Rue. During the ceremony,
Katniss delivers a speech thanking the people of District 11 for their
participants in the Games. When she finishes, an old man whistles the tune that
Katniss used in the arena to tell Rue that she was safe. The song acts as a signal
and everyone salutes Katniss, using the same gesture that she used to say
farewell to Rue. To the horror of Katniss, the old man and two others are killed.
Katniss and Peeta travel to the rest of the twelve districts and the Capitol.
Hoping to placate the growing rebellion and settle the dispute between Katniss
and President Snow, Peeta proposes to Katniss during an interview. Despite
this, Katniss learns that their attempt to avert revolt in the districts has failed.
Shortly after returning to District 12, Katniss discovers on the mayor's
television that District 8 has had an uprising, and she fears that what she has
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done to placate the crowds is not enough as there may be uprisings in other
districts as well. She then meets two runaways from District 8, Bonnie and
Twill. They explain their theory which contradicts what the other districts have
been led to believe: District 13 was not completely wiped out by the Capitol,
and that its residents survive in underground shelters.
Later, it is announced that, for the 75th Hunger Games, 24 victors from
previous years will be forced to compete once again. This is the third
occurrence of the "Quarter Quell": an event that occurs every 25th year of the
Games and allows the Capitol to introduce a twist. Knowing that she and Peeta
will both be competing in the Games a second time, Katniss decides that she
will devote herself to ensuring that Peeta becomes the Quarter Quell's victor
and convinces her mentor to try and help her. Likewise, Peeta is devoted to
protecting her, but both Katniss and her mentor are determined that only Peeta
reaches back home safely.
During the Games, set in a jungle with a saltwater lake, Katniss and Peeta
join up with two other previous victors: Finnick Odair, a 24-year-old man who
survived the Games at the age of 14, and Mags, Finnick's 80-year-old mentor,
both from District 4. The party encounters poisonous fog in which Peeta comes
into contact with the gas and cannot walk. Mags sacrifices herself in order to
save Peeta and dies in the poisonous fog. After Mags's death, Katniss, Peeta
and Finnick join forces with Johanna Mason, a sarcastic and often cruel victor
from District 7, and Beetee and Wiress, an older couple from District 3 who are
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A. Biography of the Author
Suzanne Collins (born August 10,
1962) is an American television writer and
novelist, best known as the author of The
New York Times best selling series The
Underland Chronicles and The Hunger
Games trilogy (which consists of The
Hunger
Games,
Catching
Fire,
and
Mockingjay). She is the daughter of a U.S.
Air Force officer who served in the
Vietnam War. As the daughter of a military officer, she and her family were
constantly moving.
She spent her childhood in the eastern U.S. Collins graduated from the
Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 1980 as a Theater Arts major.
She graduated from Indiana University in 1985 with a double major in theater
and telecommunications. In 1989, Collins earned her M.F.A. in dramatic
writing from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Suzanne Collins’ Career
Collins' career began in 1991 as a writer for children's television shows.
She worked on several television shows for Nickelodeon, including Clarissa
Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, and Oswald.
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She was also the head writer for Scholastic Entertainment's Clifford's Puppy
Days. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for
co-writing the critically acclaimed Christmas special, Santa, Baby! After
meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the Kids' WB show
Generation O!, Collins was inspired to write children's books herself. Her
inspiration for Gregor the Overlander, the first book of The New York Times
best selling series The Underland Chronicles, came from Alice in Wonderland,
when she was thinking about how one was more likely to fall down a manhole
than a rabbit hole, and would find something other than a tea party. Between
2003 and 2007 she wrote the five books of the Underland Chronicles: Gregor
the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the
Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, and Gregor and the Code of
Claw. During that time, Collins also wrote a rhyming picture book, When
Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester.
In September 2008, Scholastic Press released The Hunger Games, the first
book of a trilogy by Collins. The Hunger Games was partly inspired by the
Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's
career in the Air Force, which allowed her to have better understanding of
poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, Catching
Fire, was released in September 2009, and its third book, Mockingjay, was
released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first
two Hunger Games books were printed in North America alone. The Hunger
Games has been on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 60
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weeks in a row. As a result of the significant popularity of The Hunger Games
books, Collins was named one of Time magazine's most influential people of
2010. In March 2012, Amazon announced that Collins had become the bestselling Kindle author of all time. Amazon also revealed that Collins had written
29 of the 100 most highlighted passages in Kindle ebooks—and on a separate
Amazon list of recently highlighted passages, Collins had written 17 of the top
20.
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B. Summary of the Novel
After winning the 74th Hunger Games in the previous novel, Katniss
Everdeen and Peeta Mellark return home to District 12, the poorest sector in
the country of Panem. But on the day that Katniss and Peeta are to start a
"Victory Tour" of the country, President Snow visits unexpectedly and tells
Katniss that he is angry with her for breaking the rules at the end of the last
Hunger Games, which permitted both Peeta and Katniss to win. Snow tells
Katniss that when she defied the Capitol, she inspired rebellion in the districts.
The first stop on the Victory Tour is District 11, the home of Katniss's
deceased friend and ally in the Hunger Games, Rue. During the ceremony,
Katniss delivers a speech thanking the people of District 11 for their
participants in the Games. When she finishes, an old man whistles the tune that
Katniss used in the arena to tell Rue that she was safe. The song acts as a signal
and everyone salutes Katniss, using the same gesture that she used to say
farewell to Rue. To the horror of Katniss, the old man and two others are killed.
Katniss and Peeta travel to the rest of the twelve districts and the Capitol.
Hoping to placate the growing rebellion and settle the dispute between Katniss
and President Snow, Peeta proposes to Katniss during an interview. Despite
this, Katniss learns that their attempt to avert revolt in the districts has failed.
Shortly after returning to District 12, Katniss discovers on the mayor's
television that District 8 has had an uprising, and she fears that what she has
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done to placate the crowds is not enough as there may be uprisings in other
districts as well. She then meets two runaways from District 8, Bonnie and
Twill. They explain their theory which contradicts what the other districts have
been led to believe: District 13 was not completely wiped out by the Capitol,
and that its residents survive in underground shelters.
Later, it is announced that, for the 75th Hunger Games, 24 victors from
previous years will be forced to compete once again. This is the third
occurrence of the "Quarter Quell": an event that occurs every 25th year of the
Games and allows the Capitol to introduce a twist. Knowing that she and Peeta
will both be competing in the Games a second time, Katniss decides that she
will devote herself to ensuring that Peeta becomes the Quarter Quell's victor
and convinces her mentor to try and help her. Likewise, Peeta is devoted to
protecting her, but both Katniss and her mentor are determined that only Peeta
reaches back home safely.
During the Games, set in a jungle with a saltwater lake, Katniss and Peeta
join up with two other previous victors: Finnick Odair, a 24-year-old man who
survived the Games at the age of 14, and Mags, Finnick's 80-year-old mentor,
both from District 4. The party encounters poisonous fog in which Peeta comes
into contact with the gas and cannot walk. Mags sacrifices herself in order to
save Peeta and dies in the poisonous fog. After Mags's death, Katniss, Peeta
and Finnick join forces with Johanna Mason, a sarcastic and often cruel victor
from District 7, and Beetee and Wiress, an older couple from District 3 who are
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